Parliamentary questions

277. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on the processes in place to ensure that teachers returning to work following periods of medical leave are reinstated on the payroll in a timely manner (details supplied); the reasons for any delays in salary payments; and the measures being taken to address such issues.; and if she will make a stat…

278. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if funding is available to schools where existing rooms have been repurposed as ASD classes; and if such spaces can be replaced or restored through available supports. [33260/25]

279. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of school transport applications submitted in County Louth from 2019 to 2025, along with the number of applications approved during the same period. [33263/25]

280. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will expedite the issuing of the HAA cards, as it offers far more supports and benefits to survivors of industrial schools than the ‘enhanced’ medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33278/25]

281. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to expedite the issuing of the Health Amendment Act cards, as it offers far more supports and benefits to survivors of industrial schools than the ‘enhanced’ medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33279/25]

282. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will direct her Department to recognise teaching experience (details supplied) for the purposes of incremental credit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33289/25]

283. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will give detailed consideration to the issues outlined in document, recently produced by a national organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33303/25]

284. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the lack of basic and appropriate facilities in a school (details supplied) to meet the needs of students with additional and profound needs; the steps she will take to address these ongoing concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33304/25]

285. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if schools identified as having surplus SNA positions will retain these for the 2025/2026 school year; if they will be retained for future school years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33336/25]

286. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 85 of 12 June 2025 regarding the more than 92% of children who have been allocated a place or are in the process of being allocated a place, the exact number of children this refers to, and for a breakdown of same, by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33337/25]

287. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to address a school transport issue as regards a dangerous school bus pick-up point in Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33338/25]

288. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 327 of 12 June 2025, the number of teachers required to reduce the teacher pupil ratio to 19:1 and 18:1 respectively. [33379/25]

289. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has considered in detail proposals made by the 'Bridging the Gap' campaign group of families in Youghal to her Department for the coming school term, who are aiming to develop a new secondary level special school in the town, including interim proposals involving modular buildings. [33399/25]

290. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth for a breakdown of new special school provision for the 2025-2026 school term, and for the expected locations nationally of this provision. [33400/25]

291. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will ensure a school (details supplied) has funding for an extra teacher; if she is aware that two second classes are to be merged into one resulting in a class size of 34 students; the measures she is taking to reduce class sizes to ensure children get the appropriate attention they need; and if she will make…

292. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update regarding the proposal and request to provide an new primary school (details supplied) for Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim; if her officials based in the building unit are aware that Leitrim County Council has identified a possible site for a new primary school within the recently passed Carrick…

293. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on a school development (details supplied) in County Leitrim; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33438/25]

294. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Education and Youth to confirm when the special education needs litigation unit was established within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33483/25]

295. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of staff that work within the special education needs litigation unit of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33484/25]

296. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount spent annually, since 2020, defending legal actions taken on behalf of special needs children and their families, including all costs associated with both internal and external legal fees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33485/25]

297. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will give detailed consideration to the issues raised by a national organisation (detailed supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33491/25]

298. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will ensure that a proposal is progressed without further delay which will ensure the best school provision for an area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33492/25]

299. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of people working full-time and part-time in her Department and bodies under the aegis of the Department in roles that are fully on-site, hybrid, or fully remote from 2022 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33499/25]

66. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the proposed timebound provision for teachers who qualify outside the Republic of Ireland will be introduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32865/25]

67. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 125 of 11 June 2025; if a timeline can be provided for the estimated completion date of this project and when it will move to the next stage of the design process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32874/25]